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TO THE 



ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 



Your Excellenc}^ 



and Gentlemeu of the Royal Society of Arts and 

 ' Sciences. 



This day is the 46th Anniversary of our existence. 



But our ne^r year begins under sad auspices^ since we 

 do not see amongst us our President^ the Hon. Ed. Ncav- 

 ton^ who had filled the chair for so many years_, nor our 

 Vice-President; Mr Ch. Bruce^ and also one of our most 

 zealous and learned memher^ Col. JSF. Pike. 



On the other hand, we have to congratulate ourselves on 

 having for Patron His Excellency the Governor^ our Chair- 

 man on this occasion, who has, since he landed in Mau- 

 ritius, manifested a deep interest on the Royal Society 

 and Museum, and is therefore indebted to our thanks. 



The labors of the Society which we have to bring under 

 notice are divided into two classes — those relating to per- 



